Fresh off making a Thanksgiving card with plaid designer paper, I wondered if I could do one with a wreath and I came up with this Plaid Tidings Christmas Wreath Card.
The card base is Real Red (although I could have used Cherry Cobbler also). Then I chose this red and green plaid pattern in the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper. I die cut a wreath with the Wreath Builder Dies. I was going to leave it as is, but I ended up cutting out another partial wreath out of Granny Apple Green for contrast and cut off little sprigs to add on to the main wreath.
I die cut several flowers of different sizes out of Real Red Cardstock with dies in the Wreath Builder Dies. Since the die punches out out a tiny center circle from the flowers, I decided to cut very small pieces of Bumblebee Cardstock to adhere to the back of every flower to give it a yellow center. I wouldn’t have had to since I planned to add a jewel to the center, but I did it. A little tedious, though! After placing and adhering the flowers around the wreath, I added Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots to some of the flowers.
The greeting is stamped in Real Red ink on Whisper White Cardstock from the Banner Year Stamp Set and die cut from the Tasteful Labels Dies. Then this greeting was layered on a Real Red die cut from the Ornate Frames Dies. I also added Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots to each end of that piece.
After I got the wreath adhered to the card front, I added a small bow to the top of the wreath. The ribbon is the All The Trimmings Ribbon Combo Pack. The red color is actually Poppy Parade trimmed in gold but it looks fine on my wreath. The other color in the ribbon combo is Old Olive.
The Arrange A Wreath Bundle is a great one to own and use well past Christmas. You know you can make a wreath for any occasion on any card or project so don’t think it is just for the holidays. Here is a Thanksgiving card I made with the Bundle. Change up the colors for a birthday or whatever occasion you need.
If you start making Christmas cards now, you will be ahead of the game and not so rushed right in the midst of the holidays. It’s already November! So get a head start, maybe make a version of this Plaid Tidings Christmas Wreath Card that is a little bit simpler. But now that you have the design it won’t be so hard to duplicate! Have fun stamping!